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hi,have just noticed some water coming from under the car?the water is clear.so had a look under the hood and noticed pink coolant had coe out from a little nut on top of a pipe,i have read other posts and they go on about pressure caps,is this the case with mine?nationwide have changed coolant six weeks ago could they have caused this?:beerchug:
It could be from the aircon !
aircon?how would i check that and if it is what to do?
The aircon condenses the air air and the water runs out of the evaporator.
If the water under your car is from the aircon it is nothing to worry about, its normal.
Mine did this recently (if it's the same, 1.8T) and I had to replace the large black metal pipe that goes across the top of the engine (from front to back) as the bleed screw was leaking, easy enough job 1/2 hour and £40 from the ******* ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by audi-nutz
I was told by the ******* this is a commom problem and they had the part in stock to prove it :D
hi blicky,must be exactly the same as yours although my car is 2.0 a4,must be just one of those things that goes,i guess.lucky i have the car booked in the garage tomorrow for cam belt change,will ask them to sort it out.
cheers
audi a4 2001 2.0 20v
it may not be the full pipe just replace the bleed screw as the washer may have gone like on mine all 18T goes at some point the washer and screw is just over a £1 at audi
Yeah, no need to do the whole pipe, mine was just the screw... took all of 2mins to change with the right alan key!Quote:
Originally Posted by bez101
I tried to remove the screw and it busted off :mad: so I replaced the whole pipe.Quote:
Originally Posted by rick_s
lol, £40 still aint too bad for an Audi part from the Audi dealer!!Quote:
Originally Posted by blicky_1
I initially thought it was a big job... & was thinkin in the hundreds for a repair... but got away with a £2 screw/washer! Job done! :D
Hi,
Does anyone know if you have to drain any of the coolant in order to replace the screw? If so, what would I need to do?
Thanks!
No, you shouldn't have to, it's there to let air trapped in the coolant system out whilst changing the coolant. So if you do loose any fluid it should be minimal and just put it back in at the header tank. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by northern_audi
Job done, thanks!